How We Disappeared (Reissue)

<strong>LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE<br /><br />LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 WOMEN'S PRIZE<br /><br />A </strong><strong><em>LIBRARY JOURNAL</em></strong><strong> EMERGING STARS PICK<br /><br />A mesmerizing novel of World War II Singapore a story about memory trauma and ultimately love (</strong><strong><em>New York Times</em></strong><strong>)--for fans of </strong><strong><em>Pachinko</em></strong><strong> and </strong><strong><em>We Were the Lucky Ones</em></strong><br /><br />Singapore 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore a village is ransacked leaving only two survivors and one tiny child.<br /><br />In a neighboring village seventeen-year-old Wang Di is strapped into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military brothel where she is forced into sexual slavery as a comfort woman. After sixty years of silence what she saw and experienced still haunts her.<br /><br />In the year 2000 twelve-year-old Kevin is sitting beside his ailing grandmother when he overhears a mumbled confession. He sets out to discover the truth wherever it might lead setting in motion a chain of events he never could have foreseen.<br /><br />Weaving together two timelines and two very big secrets this stunning debut opens a window on a little-known period of history revealing the strength and bravery shown by numerous women in the face of terrible cruelty. Drawing in part on her family's experiences Jing-Jing Lee has crafted a profoundly moving unforgettable novel about human resilience the bonds of family and the courage it takes to confront the past.<br /><br /><strong>If you loved The Lost Apothecary You'll love How We Disappeared! </strong>